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FRE4083 Translation And Interpreting > Weather phrases > Flashcards

Weather phrases Flashcards

1
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It’s nice out today

A

Il fait beau aujourd’hui

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2
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This morning it was very windy

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Ce matin, il y avait beaucoup de vent / Il était très venteux

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3
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It’s bitterly cold

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Il fait un froid glacial / un froid de canard (fam)

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4
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There was a sudden downpour

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Il y a eu une averse soudaine / une pluie soudaine

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5
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The weather is bad

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Il fait mauvais

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6
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It’s snowing

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Il neige

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7
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It’s freezing

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Il gèle

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8
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It’s raining

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Il pleut

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9
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It’s pouring

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Il pleut à verse

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10
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It’s sunny

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Il fait du soleil

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11
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It’s cloudy

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Il y a des nuages / il fait nuageux

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12
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It’s overcast

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Le ciel est couvert

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13
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It’s stormy

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Il fait orageux

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14
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There are thunderstorms

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Il y a des orages

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15
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Due to the storms last week…

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À cause des tempêtes de la semaine dernière…

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16
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It’s foggy

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Il y a du brouillard / il est brumeux

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17
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The weather / the ground is frosty

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Le temps est glacial / Le sol est gelé, glacé

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18
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It’s a cold spell

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C’est une vague de froid

19
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A cold spell is coming / on it’s way

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Une vague de froid arrive / s’annonce

20
Q

There was a downpour

A

Il y a eu une averse / un déluge

21
Q

It’s a hail shower

A

C’est une giboulée

22
Q

It’s a heatwave

A

C’est la canicule

23
Q

It’s a storm

A

C’est un orage / une tempête

24
Q

The storm caused mayhem on the roads

A

La tempête a provoqué un chaos sur les routes

25
Q

The snow storm caused many flights to be cancelled or delayed

A

La tempête de neige a entraîné l’annulation ou le retard de nombreux vols.

26
Q

Bad weather

A

Des intempéries

27
Q

A bolt of lightning damaged electricity / phone lines

A

Un coup de foudre a endommagé des lignes électriques / téléphoniques

28
Q

I thought you might not have been able to make it to our meeting for the bad weather

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Je pensais que vous n’auriez pas pu venir à notre réunion à cause des intempéries

29
Q

A flood

A

Une inondation

30
Q

A flood tide

A

Une marée haute

31
Q

Good weather

A

Le beau temps

32
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A gust of wind

A

Une rafale

33
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It’s blowing a gale out there!

A

Il y a un gros coup de vent dehors!

34
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Hail

A

La grêle

35
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It’s hailing / It was hailing

A

Il grêle / Il grêlait

36
Q

There was a hailstorm

A

Il y a eu une tempête de grêle

37
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There was snow / ice on the runway, which delayed my flight by an hour

A

Il y avait de la neige / du verglas sur la piste, ce qui a retardé mon vol d’une heure

38
Q

The traffic was very heavy this morning

A

La circulation était très dense ce matin / Il y avait beaucoup de circulation ce matin

39
Q

The staff shortages due to the Covid-19 pandemic disturbed / delayed my travel plans

A

Le manque de personnel dû à la pandémie Covid-19 a perturbé / retardé mes projets de voyage

40
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Luckily the snowfall didn’t affect my journey

A

Heureusement, les chutes de neige n’ont pas affecté / perturbé mon voyage

41
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Luckily, the storm cleared up before my flight was due, so it managed to leave on time

A

Heureusement, la tempête s’est levée avant mon vol, qui est donc parti à l’heure

42
Q

Harsh winter

A

L’hiver rigoureux

43
Q

Harsh winter weather

A

Les intempéries hivernales

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